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- All dayNavaratriBuilding: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess). Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting.
- All dayYom KippurBuilding: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Day of Atonement, the conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe, Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is characterized by repentance, fasting, and forgiveness. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting.
- 10:30 AM1hCivilian Response to Active Shooter TrainingBuilding: Tisch Library Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 304 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management Event Contact: ready@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Link: https://emergency.tufts.edu/training/civilian-response-active-shooter-course This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter. Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible. Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area. Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger. This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.